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Overview

Jason is Head of the Academic Law Department. He has held scholarships from Barclays Bank and the UK Overseas Development Authority at St Johns College, Cambridge University. He was the holder of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Award and the Cambridge Commonwealth Fellowship and also has a Certificate in Export with Distinction from the Institute of Export, winning the Clive Schmitthoff Commercial Law prize and the Sweet & Maxwell book prize.

Jason has been on the World Intellectual Property Organisation's list of specialist speakers in e-commerce, and was a speaker for the International Securities Markets Association training courses. He is also an Executive Director of the London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Group and has been nominated three times for the Oxford University Press Award for Best Law Teacher of the Year.

He is a peer review of the Arts and Humanities Research Council and has been involved in various consultations with the Ministry of Justice, the OECD, the ICC, the Association of British Insurers, the UNCITRAL, etc.

His works have been cited by the CJEU, EU Institutions, courts and tribunals in the US, UK and Asia.

Research Projects

Prof Chuah has worked on several externally funded projects:

• Research project on the criminalisation of seafarers (Seafarers Research Institute and the International Transport Federation) (May 2011 -2012)• Research project on Guided Independent Studies for postgraduate students (University of Westminster Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund) (2009-2010) • Project on Choice of Forum and Law Clauses in Franchise Agreements for the British Association of Franchisees (1999-2001) • Part of the team that put together the University of Luton's application for Pre-Joint European Project (Curriculum Transfer in areas of EC and international trade law to Ushgorod University, the Ukraine) (1996) • Assistant Collaborator, initial EUMEDNET Project on SMEs and Electronic Commerce co-ordinated by Universidad de Malaga (1995-96) • Research Assistant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) research on the pollution of the Malaysia-Singapore Strait (the Tebrau Strait) (1989)

PhD supervision

Jason's PhD students have worked on Cross Border Insolvency Law, Sea based Oil Pollution Funds in China, Credit Default Swaps, Internet Banking Services, Electronic Bills of Lading, Aviation Law and Regulation, Insolvency Law and, the Music Industry and EU Merger Regulation.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2010). Impact of the Rotterdam Rules on the Himalaya Clause - The Port Terminal Operator's Case. In Thomas, D.R. (Ed.), The Carriage of Goods by Sea Under the Rotterdam Rules Informa. ISBN 978-1-84311-893-0.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2009). Laytime and Demurrage Clauses in Contracts of Sale – A Survey of the New York Society of Maritime Arbitrators' Awards (1978-2008) and English Case Law. In Thomas, D.R. (Ed.), The Evolving Law and Practice of Voyage Charterparties Informa. ISBN 978-1-84311-808-4.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2005). International Financial Instruments expressed to be governed by Islamic principles.Conference on Law and Commerce jointly organised by the International Islamic University of Malaysia and Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia 28-29 September, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2011). Documentary Credits – Should the Issuing Bank as named consignee be liable for costs incurred under the Contract of Carriage?The Journal of International Maritime Law, 2011, p. 175.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2006). International Trade Financing Instruments expressed to be governed by Islamic principles – A Study of the Morabaha in English Law.Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 27, pp. 137–170.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2004). Direct Effect of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and Article 6(3) of the Athens Protocol.The Journal of International Maritime Law, 2004(10), p. 372.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2002). Leave of Company Court to bring “action or proceeding” against a company under Liquidation.International Company and Commercial Law Review, 2002, p. N88.

Chuah, J.C.T. (2002). Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Company (SE) - Balancing National and EU Control of Cross Border Mergers.International Company and Commercial Law Review, 2002(9), p. 1.

Jason is on the Editorial Board for :- Journal of International Maritime Law (Lawtext), - Shipping and Trade Law (Informa), - International Company and Commercial Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), - International Trade Law and Regulation (Sweet & Maxwell) and - Finance and Credit Law (Singlelaw). - European Commercial Contract Law Journal (Paris)

He is also a regular contributor to the Student Law Review (Routledge).

CNN Interview. Prof Chuah interviewed by CNN about the prosecution of the Italian naval officers https://twitter.com/CityLawSchool/status/312176562151763968

Cited by the Hellenic Shipping News. The Hellenic Shipping News reported on the London Universities Maritime Law Conference organised by Prof Jason Chuahhttp://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId=a035ab8c-494d-4519-b67d-ae73efb7466e

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